president biden visited colorado friday to survey damage from last month s wildfire in boulder county. taking time to speak with firefighters who worked tirelessly to fight the flames. the blaze destroyed nearly 1100 homes and businesses throughout two denver suburbs, forcing some 45,000 residents to flee, just days before a new year. authorities still working to name what sparked it. there s one undeniable factor that fueled it, our changing climate, leading to unusually wet conditions last spring in colorado, followed by an extremely dry and warm december. both factors are linked to global warming and provided perfect conditions for what we saw play out in boulder county. then adding insult to injury to those who lives went up in smoke, a winter wallop came new year s day. rubble still smoldering, dusted with snow. the role played in the marshall fire not lost on the president,
president biden visited colorado friday to survey damage from last month s wild fire in boulder county. taking time to speak with firefighters who worked tirelessly to fight the flames. the blaze destroyed nearly 1100 homes and businesses through two denver suburbs forcing 35,000 residents to flee just days before a new year. authorities still working to name what sparked it. there is one undeniable factor that fueled it. our changing climate leading to unusually wet conditions last spring in colorado followed by an extremely dry and warm december. both are linked to global warming and provided perfect conditions for what we saw play out in boulder county. adding insult to injury to those whose lives went up in smoke a winter wallop came new year s day. rubble, some still smoldering, dusted with snow. the role climate change played in the marshall fire not lost on the president during his visit friday which is his sixth climate disaster tour since taking office less than one year